点评:What an amazing experience, and excellent ecological efforts here. This is literally a small shallow bay on the south side of the island, reached via Cross Island Road from the Cruise Terminal (we hired a car from Budget Car Rentals). When you arrive, there is only a small wooden shelter manned by two guys running the sanctuary. It's just 20 Samoan per person to enter the bay, and you can hire a snorkel, mask and flippers for another 5 Samoan if you need them.
The giant clams were settled here over 15 years ago, when they were already 14 years old, and are now over 1m wide and 30 years old. There is a single flag in the centre of the roped off area of reef which indicates where to swim to to find the clams. Don't think the ones on the outer edge of this area are the giant clams. They're nothing compared to the Giants when you reach the flag. Best not to put your feet down and definitely don't try and touch them as once they've closed up around a limb you'd have trouble getting it to open again.
The water is very shallow and calm so not to difficult to navigate out to the clams if you're a confident swimmer. Even before the roped off section there are plenty of fish and rocks to see snorkelling around the bay. Once you've finished swimming there is a shower and toilets available included in the price to rinse off before you leave. It's not luxurious but it serves the purpose. The two guys are really friendly and very helpful.
It's a really beautiful, unspoiled part of Samoa as well. There were no other visitor there at all for the duration of our stay.
翻译:多么奇妙的体验,这里的生态保护工作也做得非常出色。这实际上是岛屿南侧的一个小浅湾,从邮轮码头经 Cross Island Road 到达(我们从 Budget Car Rentals 租了一辆车)。到达时,只有一处小木屋,由两名管理保护区的人看守。进入海湾只需每人 20 萨摩亚元,如果需要,您可以再花 5 萨摩亚元租用潜水呼吸管、面罩和脚蹼。
巨蛤 15 年前就定居于此,当时它们已经 14 岁了,现在已超过 1 米宽,30 岁了。用绳索围起来的珊瑚礁区域中心有一面旗帜,指示游到哪里可以找到蛤蜊。不要以为这个区域外缘的蛤蜊是巨蛤。当你到达旗帜时,它们与巨蛤相比根本不算什么。最好不要把脚放下来,也绝对不要试图触摸它们,因为一旦它们缠住了树枝,你就很难再把它们打开。
水很浅很平静,所以如果你是一个自信的游泳者,游到蛤蜊那里并不难。即使在用绳索隔开的区域之前,也有很多鱼和岩石可以在海湾周围浮潜。游完泳后,你可以使用包含在房价内的淋浴和厕所,在离开前冲洗干净。虽然不是很豪华,但可以满足需求。这两个人真的很友好,也很乐于助人。
这也是萨摩亚一个非常美丽、未受破坏的地方。在我们逗留期间,那里没有其他游客。